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Stuck trucks block Ganta-Zwedru Road

By |May 26th, 2018|Categories: Uncategorized|

Passengers of more than 50 vehicles traveling towards either Saclepea or Tappita were stranded for nearly two days because trucks had completely blocked the road.

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Cuttington campus protests stop with Browne ouster

By |May 21st, 2018|Categories: Uncategorized|

Father James Tamba, Dean of the College of Theology at Cuttington University, has been appointed as interim president of the university following almost a week of protests. https://frontpageafricaonline.com/news/cuttington-university-announces-interim-president-amid-protest/ http://www.bushchicken.com/calm-returns-to-cuttington-after-days-of-violent-protest/

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DED for Liberians to end in 12 months

By |March 29th, 2018|Categories: Uncategorized|

President Trump on Tuesday ordered the end of a special immigration program allowing illegal immigrants from Liberia to remain in the USA, giving them a one-year grace period to make final preparations and leave the USA. Trump cancels special amnesty for Liberians

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Weah Makes First Cabinet Picks

By |January 25th, 2018|Categories: Uncategorized|

President Weah appointed the first members of his Cabinet, all of them men, largely naming allies from his political party, but picking a foreign minister close to former president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.   FPA - Old Names, New Names Surfacing in President Weah's First Cabinet Appointments   The Nation - Weah Makes [...]

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George Weah Sworn in as Liberia’s President

By |January 25th, 2018|Categories: Uncategorized|

George Weah was sworn in on Monday by Liberian’s Chief Justice, surrounded by thousands of ecstatic supporters at Samuel Kanyon Doe Stadium.  In his inaugural speech, Weah vowed to crack down on corruption and to launch policies that encourage greater involvement of Liberians in the private sector.  “Today we all [...]

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120 families prepared for their young children to succeed in school

By |January 15th, 2018|Categories: Uncategorized|

The Family Literacy Initiative (FLI) is a child-centered education program in Liberia that works with parents, giving them the skills, tools and confidence they need to become their children's first teacher and preparing them for success in school.  It has completed its second year serving 120 families. Click for [...]

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Liberian Studies Association seeks new development proposals for 50th annual meeting

By |January 11th, 2018|Categories: Uncategorized|

The first major political transition since the end of Liberia’s civil war will take place in October of this year as the nation moves from one sitting democratic regime, the current leadership of Madam Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, to another.   This transfer of power will coincide with the 50th anniversary of the [...]

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Weah to be President of politically stable, but broke Liberia

By |January 9th, 2018|Categories: Uncategorized|

NEC makes it Official - George Weah to be Liberia’s Next President The National Elections Commission (NEC) has certified the election of President-Elect George Weah, his running mate Jewel Howard Taylor, and 66 of the 73 elected members of the House of Representatives.  The final results showed that Weah won [...]

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George Weah Poised to be Liberia’s Next President

By |December 29th, 2017|Categories: Uncategorized|

The National Election Commission is on the verge of declaring George Manneh Weah the winner of the December 26th runoff presidential election. With votes tabulated from 98.1% of Liberia’s 5390 polling sites, the NEC reported, as of 4:00 pm today, that Weah received 61.5 percent of the vote. Vice-President Joseph Boakai, the [...]

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